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A bridge no more…
DemolitionNews
The Bridge Busters strike again. It is as if Armac Group was once offended or abused by a bridge and have since undertaken to destroy any bridges that cross their path. The company continued its one-firm war against bridge-kind this past weekend, demolishing another bridge over the M27 at Romsey before handing the road below...Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2020/02/0 ... e-no-more/

Pig ignorant..
DemolitionNews
Jail time for demolition man in asbestos rap. An employer has been sentenced for failing to reduce the exposure and spread of asbestos when demolishing a large pig shed. Lincolnshire Magistrates’ Court heard that, in July and August 2018, whilst carrying out demolition and asbestos removal works at the former pig shed on Caenby Corner,...Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2020/02/06/pig-ignorant/

Going out with a bang…
DemolitionNews
Weekend blast will draw veil over ill-fated power station. With winds of up to 60 mph still expected, there remains a question mark over the explosive demolition event that is scheduled to take place at the Didcot A Power Station on Sunday. But, assuming the blast goes ahead, it will fell one of the tallest...Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2020/02/0 ... -a-bang-2/

Storming to the end…
DemolitionNews
Final explosive event at Didcot A Power Station completed. Even as the UK was battered by high winds and rain as part of Storm Ciara, the explosive demolition team at Brown and Mason was carrying out its final checks ahead of what would be the last explosive event at the ill-fated Didcot A Power Station....Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2020/02/1 ... o-the-end/

Two fined over Camden blast death…
DemolitionNews
Worker killed when fuel storage tank exploded. Materials Movement Ltd and P J Labour Services Ltd have been fined after a worker was killed in an explosion at a demolition site. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 16 March 2017, 54-year-old Stephen Hampton, working at a site on Swains Lane in Camden, London, was killed...Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2020/02/1 ... ast-death/

Let he who is without sin…
DemolitionNews
Demolition firm falls foul of late payment crackdown. The issue of late payments and the potential impact upon cash flow have been a bugbear for demolition companies for about as long as anyone can remember. So it came as no major surprise when this issue was identified as one of the key concerns in the...Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2020/02/1 ... thout-sin/

Excavator falls off trailer…
DemolitionNews
Hitachi EX1200 in Brown and Mason colours toppled during transportation. A local newspaper in the Midlands is reporting that a large machine has fallen from a trailer after it hit a traffic light at a roundabout in Stafford. The machine is sporting Brown and Mason stickers and appears to be the company’s Hitachi EX1200 machine....Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2020/02/1 ... f-trailer/

HSE acts on debris concerns…
DemolitionNews
Work on Fleetwood demolition site halted to allow safety investigation. The demolition of a run-down Fleetwood flat block has ground to a halt after contractors were caught on camera tearing down the structure with no visible protection in place on the street. Workers carrying out the demolition of the Marine View Apartments on the corner...Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2020/02/1 ... -concerns/

Firm issues Fleetwood statement…
DemolitionNews
Total Controlled responds to online criticism. At the end of last week, DemolitionNews carried a story that highlighted issues reported on a demolition site in Fleetwood. The contractor involved – Total Controlled Demolition – has today responded with a statement that sets out their position on a project that has been the subject of considerable...Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2020/02/1 ... statement/

Leaning tower of Dallas…
DemolitionNews
Imploded building refuses to abide by laws of gravity. A high-rise office building set for implosion in Uptown Dallas Sunday morning refused to come down. Part of the 11-story tower is still standing at a slight angle at the corner North Central Expressway and Haskell Avenue, despite multiple efforts to knock it over. The area...Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2020/02/1 ... of-dallas/